A Tactical Toolbox for Edits & Revision
2 Hours • with Michael Mercurio • All genres and levels
Available spots
Class Description
This class will focus on focused revision at the level of language. It's not about plot or form or structure, but rather about the constituent elements that make up sentences or lines. Students will be offered tactics to employ in the service of sharpening their prose or poems, in strengthening their syntax, and in surprising their readers (and themselves!) There will be resources shared in class for students to take home; nothing will be sent in advance. Students will be asked to bring a short piece of writing that they would like to revise, e.g., 500 words of prose or 1 poem (20 lines or fewer). A poet, editor, and occasional critic, MICHAEL MERCURIO lives and writes in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. His poems, interviews, and reviews have been published or are forthcoming in Palette Poetry, Thrush, The Common, Cream City Review, Sierra, and elsewhere. Michael founded and curates What The Universe Is: A (Virtual) Reading Series, where established and emerging poets read together monthly on Zoom. WHAT STUDENTS SAY ABOUT MICHAEL: "This was the perfect mix of information (short lecture), entertainment (Utube video), writing exercises and discussion. I find myself reading things differently and to my great satisfaction, writing differently!" - Celia J.
Upcoming Sessions
Cancellation Policy
If you withdraw from a workshop TEN DAYS OR MORE before the start of the class: You'll receive credit toward another workshop (minus 10% transaction fee) OR a full refund (minus 10% transaction fee). The transaction fee is non-refundable for PVWW, so this is something we must apply to all refunds and transfers. If you withdraw from a workshop nine days before the start of the class up until 48 hours before: You'll receive a refund minus 20%. If you withdraw from a workshop less than 48 hours before the start of a class or after the class has begun: We cannot offer credit or any refund. If you are absent on the day of your workshop or miss it for any reason, we are unable to offer any kind of refund or credit. If we have to cancel a class you have paid for, you will receive a full refund, without the service charge deducted. For our full listing of policies, visit www.PioneerValleyWriters.Com, Policies page (under Home). To withdraw and receive a partial refund according to the above, please get in touch with us at admin@pioneervalleywriters.com
Contact Details
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Florence Civic Center, 90 Park Street, Florence, MA 01062, USA